ISHKAR EXPLORE | PAST TRIPS
TRAVEL TESTIMONIALS
- 29.06.22
I travelled with ISHKAR to Socotra in March and had the most wonderful time. Challenging, inspiring, informative and full of adventure. The team was impeccable in leading the trip, from organis...
Discovering Socotra: one frame at a time
- photography
- 14.01.22
I cannot remember the last time I witnessed pure, unadulterated joy before this trip to Socotra. It is not the newsworthy kind – in that it receives a shoutout on social media – but rather the k...
Soqotra: A Photo Essay by Eva Ho
- 17.12.21
In November 2021, ISHKAR travelled to Soqotra with leading landscape photographer Simon Norfolk. The trip was designed around Simon's approach to a photography commission on the island, with a ...
Ski Afghanistan 2020 | Traveller's Journal: Annabel Illingworth
- 18.06.21
The Afghanistan ski club founders whose sights are set on the 2022 Winter Olympics A pair of Winter Olympics hopefuls have established a ski club in the mountains of Bamiyan, Afghanistan, where...
Bamiyan 2020 | Traveller's Journal: Alex Hall
- 04.05.21
When asked where (if anywhere) I went on holiday in 2020 and hearing the answer of Afghanistan, the reactions from friends and colleagues were binary: either; you’re insane, or that is insane!Fo...
Iraq | Kurdistan: The Great Gathering
- 04.05.21
In 2019, we travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan for 10 days with George Butler - an award-winning reportage artist - who taught us how to put pen to paper and record the scenes in situ. Kurdista...
Afghanistan | Bamiyan: Land of Light
- 04.05.21
In 2020, we travelled to Bamiyan, Afghanistan, for 10 days with Andrew Quilty, an award-winning photojournalist, who taught us how to capture the essence of Afghanistan. Bamiyan lies betwe...
Afghanistan | Bamiyan Skiing
- 04.05.21
We had the winter trip of a lifetime. Skiing the untouched powder of Afghanistan and visiting ancient historic sites nestled in the spectacular mountains of Koh-e Baba. Bamiyan lies betw...
Bamiyan 2020 | Traveller's Journal: Alex Hall
- 22.04.21
When asked where (if anywhere) I went on holiday in 2020 and hearing the answer of Afghanistan, the reactions from friends and colleagues were binary: either; you’re insane, or that is insane! F...